Tag: roma
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Foro Italico, Roma, Italy
Foro Italico, formerly Foro Mussolini, is a Fascist-era sports complex in Rome, Italy. I(Chris) saw this as a part of a tour of modern Italian architecture. The forum was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini’s Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti (according to Wikipedia). At…
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Vatican Museums, Roma
Musei Vaticani – I (Chris) had in Rome an opportunity of a private guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel. The tour was about 1 hour long and began at dusk after all the regular visitors had left. These are painted on the spaces at the top of columns. Notice the 3D…